A number of top private universities signed a legal appeal arguing against an attempt by the United Auto Workers to overturn the Brown University case that has prevented graduate students from forming unions. The group (including Harvard, Yale and Stanford) claims that a union for such students would undermine private education by impinging on the nature of student/teacher interaction. The U.S. Chamber or Commerce has filed a suit to block the recent Seattle ordinance allowing Uber and other for-hire drivers to unionize. Both the U.S. Chamber and several of the companies involved, including Uber and Lyft, claim the ordinance violates federal law, including the Sherman Antitrust Act and the National Labor Relations Act, arguing the ordinance would allow independent contractors to fix prices and control the market.
